George Clooney

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On the award circuit with: "The Descendants" as an actor and "The Ides of March" as a director and producer. Next up: Director Alfonso Cuaron's 3-D science-fiction thriller "Gravity" details the struggles of the lone survivors of a space mission stuck on their space station after satellite debris cripples their means of return to Earth. Sandra Bullock and Clooney play the astronauts.

On the award circuit with: "The Descendants" as an actor and "The Ides of March" as a director and producer. Next up: Director Alfonso Cuaron's 3-D science-fiction thriller "Gravity" details the struggles of the lone survivors of a space mission stuck on their space station after satellite debris cripples their means of return to Earth. Sandra Bullock and Clooney play the astronauts.